Police Seize Explosives From 22nd Street Home

Police arrested a man at his home Tuesday for possessing potent explosives and a gun, police said.

A concerned citizen told police at around 2:30 p.m. that a person living on 22nd Street, between Valencia and Guerrero streets, was in possession of homemade explosives, according to a police press release.

Upon arriving at the home, the resident, Jerry Lopez, 44, agreed to let the officers search for explosives. They found sixty-three explosive devices, the equivalent of approximately 12 and half sticks of dynamite, according to police.